Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-20

SAN FRANCISCO. January 19th.-The sec
ond annual meeting of the California
Fruit Union opened in Irving Hall this
afternoon, President A. T. Hatch presid-
ing. About 100 of the leading fruit-growers
of the State were present. The President,
in opening, spoke of the good results from
the organization of the Fruit Union, and
predicted great success to follow harmo-
NOUS conclusion of the present meeting.
Secretary Fairbanks read the annual re-
ports of the officers, giving the operations
of the Upion during the year. The cause
of an improbable season to growers and
shippers was attributed to competition of
fruit against itself, from want of union of
action between the growers, and the two
fruit associations in the field opposing each
other, with two large trains of fifteen cars
each at time, etc. The Union collected
SS,2l7 from its members for the support of
the organization, and paid it out, and now
owes 81, 722 above the receipts.
There has been quite heavy shrinkage
in membership, and the same, previously
distributed throughout twenty-five coun-
lies, Is now llIllleu W clSulctu. 1ncl Z
were about 600, 900 pounds of fruit shipped
by the Union the past season, for which
1856, 400 was received. Ofthis $2t3, coo was
paid for freight, leaving the net receipts
$142, 400, or q cents per pound.
The report urged the necessity of a
greater reduction of freight to make fruit
growing profitable, and with such reduc-
ton the Fruit Union would be successful
in its operations.
Mr.. Weinstock of Sacramento made a
report for the committee appointed by the
State Fruit Growers Convention to secure
lower transportation rates. The result of
the efforts made had tended strongly to
success Corrected with applause.l A COM
nittee was appointed consisting OF Drury
Melone, William Johnston, H. Weinstock,
H. n Plat, J. H. Flickinger, L. w. Buck,
William Barton, A. T. Hatch A. Block
and p Z. Plat, also A. Abbott of the Rail-
road Commission, II. /. Dodge, President
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, and w. L. Merry, Chairman of the
San Francisco Board of Trade, to call upon
General Manager Towne, of the Southern
Pacific Company. and endeavor to secure
his fixing of the rate at $500 per car for ten
car trains, TO Chicago, on passenger train
time, and 500 to New York.
The Convention then took up the pro-
p sed amendments to bylaws of the UniC n,
reading the whole seriatirn. The changes
proposed consist of notifications to admit
fruit shippers to membership. and change
the mode of sales from ION commission u
to sales by auction. The changes are rad
zeal, and while all the discussion was in
line of good-fellowship, and of recognizing
the desirability of general agreement and
a union of action, it is quite evident that it
will not be easy to find common ground
upon which all viii think they can easily
stand. No votes were TAKEN and at P. NJ.
the Convention adjourned until 8 A. NJ. to-
morrow.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 10Th. The
Committee upon Transportation, referred
to in my first dispatch, had an interview
with General Manager A. n. Towne this
evening at the Palace Hotel, and as re-
suit Mr.. Towne granted the rate OF $500
per car for ten-car fruit trains to Chicago,
and the time to be not more than from
twelve to twenty-four hours slower than
passenger trains. No promise was made
as to rate beyond Chicago, as mutually
does not at present exist between the
officers of that portion of the
Eastern line. The committee, however,
feel confident that rate of only 500 addi-
tional can be secured from Chicago to New
York, and this is as low for overland fruit
shipping as the Fruit Union and shippers
ask Mr.. Towne. in granting the above
concession. said it was done with the pro-
yiso that the interstate commerce bill does
not interfere